Thrift Store Chic, Perhaps?

Once upon a time, there was a girl who struggled to infuse her style into her surroundings.  You might call her home decor eclectic bohemian, if you were being nice.  When she grew up, the girl who became a young woman married a handsome man, whose style could be called frugal western.  Together, they filled their home with two lifetimes worth of bargains. 

The young woman strongly desired a home that looked cohesive, yet she had no idea how to create such a space.  She studied home design books and watched endless hours of DIY programming.  She was pitied by many of her close friends, who were born with incredible taste.  They took her to fabulous home stores like Pottery Barn (go ahead and drool over the chair you see there – I certainly did) and Z Gallerie and Expo and even her beloved Target.  Finally, the young woman knew what she liked: a style that did not scream, “USED!”. 

The problem became clear at once: The Salvation Army did not seem to carry items from the likes of those stores.  Instead, it housed items from places that end in -Mart, and the woman refrained from purchasing them.  Slowly, she accumulated items that she hoped would transform her home into a place with a more beautiful aesthetic, while maintaining her own personal style.

Behold, readers, the one place in her home the woman is proud of having created: